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haton...v fj-rl '" u . |) . lars payable in y,â€žaidin ii.lv.iiu two dollars nol paw â€¢ -'''â– i -.- sl forthe firet,and25cta ienl insertion courtordera ii these rates alib o dvertise by the year ' ? i 0_m message the carolina watchman cutincj the work and of returning to their homes ihe object of the proviso was doubt ss to ar rest the surrey ofthe southern and western lines of new mexico in regard to which different opin ions have been expressed : for it is hardly to be supposed that there could v any objection to that part of the line which extends along the channel rf the liio grande but the terms of the law are bo broad as to forbid themse of anv i'art ofthe money for the pros ration of the work or even fix the payment to the officers and agents ofthe arrearages of pay which are justly due t them j j bruner } " keep a check upon ali your ) rclers { new series do this a\n libert vis safe < gen'l harrison ( volume ix number 32 editor sj proprietor senate . . hotlse of representatives nace which has elapsed since the \ ession has been marked by v political vent the quad ' " . rhiÂ«*f magistrate has passed i ut \- 1 ' â– " ',, an , be usual excitement how â– > and parties may have been dis l result it is nevertheless a sub . raiulfttion lhat the choice â– â– ',â– the independent suffrages - urbed by those influen other countries have loo often af j,y of popular elections l0ksare due to an all merci n t only for staying the pes different lornis has deso ,'_â€ž,, cjties bul for crowning the . usbandman with an abundant j lilt nation generally with the aâ€žd prosperity _ v weeks he public mind has \ aff-cfd by the death of daniel t at hi decease the office of stale his associates in the ex ,,,â€ž- have sincerely sympathised ; ihe public generally on this .,,,,. his commanding talents â–º ' ,,,â€ž] professional eminence iotism and his long and faith ' ... in the most important public trusts hia death to be lamented through v and have earned for him a last ir history fl ,,: the usl summer considera ... caused lor a short lime by an .'' imation from the government of great ers had been given for lhe pro heiies upon lhe coasts of ihe i ..- in north america agaii.stthe ichments i the fishing vessels of :,.> and trance the shortness | the beason of the year seem i mailer of urgent importance it irebended lhat an increased na n orderedtothe fishing grounds effect tl.e british interpretation of ms in the convention of 1813 in ... t to the true intent of which the two differ il was soon discovered ,. 4 not the design ol greal britain nry explanations ofthe real objects laeuure lave been given both here and isted difference however between l i rovernments as to lhe interpretation of e i the convention of 1818 is still mportance american fishing ves ne or len years have been exclu ra lo which ihey had free access â€¢ years alter the negotiation of ... n 1845 this exclusion was relaxed the bay 1 fondy but the ral intention ofthe home govern e wiih what we think the tion of lhe convention to open all ays lo our fishermen was aban isequence oi lhe opposition of lhe notwithstanding this the u states â€¢ bayoffundy was reopened to i â– i7ii in 1845 pursued the most liber al the colonial fishing interests law ol is 10 the ditties on coloni ii ports were very greatly re t the warehousing act il is allowed in bond without payment of duty laii way colonial fish has acquired the mo export trade in our market and weriig lo some extent inio the home con :" i these facts were among those ised the sensibility of our fishing be movements in question umstances and the incidents above ive led nie to think he moment la te consideration of the entire sub ries hi the coasts ofthe british 'Â», with a view to place them upon a ol ing of reciprocal privilege a meet us iu some arrangement of misunderstood to exist on the part of i with a desire on her part lo in 1 mprehensive settlement as well ihe commercial intercourse be l stales and the british pro 'â– 'â– i have thought lhat whatever arrange ' j be made on these two subjects it is ley should be embraced in sep ns the illness and death of elary of state prevented the com ii ol he contemplated negotiation â€” ' *"Â« been taken to collect lhe informa ":â– v foi the details of such arrange subjecl is attended with consider ll it is lound practicable lo igreemenl mutually acceptable lo p conventions may be conclud irse of the present winter the ngress over all the provisions of rangetneut affecting the revenue tse be reserved - i cuba formed a prominent to sl annual message they remain ' condition and a feeling of alarm lie part of the cuban author st this leeling has inter commercial intercourse 1 l states and the island and ; - of which we have a right to b j he captain general of cuba n no power io treat with foreign "â€¢ llllt is he in any degree under the v fish minister at washington n,caÂ«ion which he may hold with 11 loreign power is informal and 7v anxious to put an end to the . \ lnven'ences which seemed lo rest wpÂ»on,)l directed the newly ap \ jle'Â»o mexico to visit havana on er cruz ha was respectfully â€¢ _ j in|e lap'wn general who cooler 1 r"vy on the recent occurrences ; m arrangement was effected â€¢ the refusal of the captain Â°* passengers and the mail to be ai cases for a reason which a n ihe opinion of ibis govern v'j"d presumptive ground for such , * been m^le the subject of a ntot t*1 mÂ«drid and 1 have j"i lhat due respect will be paid t^tfher catholic majesty to lhjv oog which our minister has â– l0 ke on lhe subject x he captain general to toward ihe steamers em â€¢ iie v o the united stales to havana has with lhe exceptions above al luded lo been marked with kindness and lib erality and indicales no general purpose of in ter.er.ng with the commercial correspondence and intercourse between the island and ihis country early in lhe present year official notes were rece.veo from the ministers of france and bngland inviting the government ol the uni ted stales to become a party with great brit am and france lo a tripartite convenlion,in vir lue of which the three powers should severally and collectively disclaim now and for the lu j lure all intention o obtain possession of the i island of cuba and should bind themselves to j discountenance all attempts to that effect on the ! part of any power or individual whatever the invitation has been respectfully declined for reasons which it would occupy too much space in this communication to state in detail but i which led me to think lhat lhe proposed measure j would be of doubtful constitutionality impolitic j and unavailing i have however in common â– with several ot my predecessors directed lhe | ministers of france and england to be assured j lhat the united states entertain no designs a i gainst cuba but lhat on the contrary llhould i regard its incorporation into the union at the present time as fraught wiih serious peril were this island comparatively destilute of inhabitants or occupied by a kindred race i should regard it if voluntarily ceded by spain as a most desirable acquisition bul under exisiing circumstances 1 should look upon ils incorporation into our union as a very hazard ous measure it would bring into the confed eracy a population of a different national stock j speaking a different language and not likely to ! harmonize with the other members it would ! probably affect in a prejudicial manner lhe in ! dustrial interests of lhe south ; and it might re j vive ihose conflicts of opinion between the dif ferent sections of the country which lately shook the union lo its centre and which have been so happily compromised the rejection by lhe mexican congress of the convention which had been concluded be tween lhat republic and the united states for ihe protection of a transit way across the isth mus of tehuanlepec and of the interests of those citizens of the united slates who had become proprietors oi lhe rights which mexico had conferred on one of her own citizens in j regard to lhat transit has thrown a serious ob siacle in tbe way of lhe attainment ol a very desirable national object 1 am still willing lo ( hope tlial the differences on tho subject which i exist or may hereafter arise between the gov i ernments will be amicably adjusted this subject however has already engaged lhe at tention of lhe senate ol the united states and requires no further comment iu this communi cation the settlement of lhe question respecting the port of san juan de nicaragua and of lhe i controversy between the republics of costa ! rica and nicaragua in regard lo the bounda ries was considered indispensable lo the corn ! mencemenl of the ship canal between lhe two i oceans which was the subject of the conven j lion between the united states and greal bri tain of the 19th of april 1850 accordingly i a proposiiion for lhe same purposes addressed lo the two governments in lhat quarter and to ! lhe mosquito indians was agreed lo in april ! last by the secretary of stale and the minister ! of her britanic majesty besides the wish lo [ aid in reconciling the differences of lhe two i republics i engaged iu lhe negotiation from a | desire to place the great work of a ship canal between the two oceans under one jurisdiction ! and o establish the important port of san juan de nicaragua under government of a civilized power the proposition in question was as i senled to by costa rica and the mosquito in dians it has not proved equally acceptable lo nicaragua but it is lo be hoped that lhe fur ther negotiations on the subject which are in i train will be carried on in that spirit of concil ' iatioti and compromise which ought always to ' prevail on such occasions and that they will lend to a satisfactory result i have the satisfaction to inform you that the ; executive government ol venezuela has ac \ knowledged some claims of citizens of the uni ; ted states which have for many years past been ; urged by our charge de'affaires al caraccas it is hoped lhat the same sense of justice will ! actuate lhe congress of lhat republic in pro j viding the means for iheir payment the recent revolution in buenos ayres and the confederated states having opened he pros peel of an improved slate ol things in ihal quar ter lhe governments of great britain and fiance determined lo negotiate wiih the chief of lhe new confederacy for lhe iree access ol iheir commerce lo lhe extensive countries wa tered by the tributaries of the la plata and , ihey gave a friendly notice of ihis purpose to : , he united states lhat we might if we thought i proper pursue the same course in compliance : with this invitation our minister at rio janeiro and our charge d'affaires at buenos ayres have been fully authorized to conclude treaties with i the newly organized confederation or the : states composing it the delays which have taken place in lhe lormalion ol the new gov ! emmet have as yet prevented he execution of ' hose instructions ; bu ihere Â» every reason to hope that these vast countries will be evenlu ally opened to our commerce i yhea.y of commerce has been concluded < between he united stales and the oriental re ' so ol uruguay which will be a.d before c^^se of the late secretary of r^^!^w^b_s^v : subieel the aouuis i-|.,,h have been i . . i i l*"wii to ihose lslanas u Â« i an b!Â°e deemed i,ju *â– '*Â« i of her sovereignly i have the satisfaction to inform you that the i course pursued by peru has been creditable to : ihe liberality ot her government before it j was known by ber lhat her title would be ac knowledged at washington her minister of foreign affaires bad authorized our charge j j de'affaires at lima io announce to the ameri j i can vessels which had gone to the lobos lor ' j guano that the peruvian government was will j ing to freight tbem on its own account this j intention has been carried into effect by the j peruvian minister here by an arrangement ; which is believed to the advantageous to the parlies in interest j our settlements on he shores ofthe pacific \ : have already given a great extension and in , some respects a new direction lo our com : , merce in lhat ocean a direct and rapidly in | creasing intercourse has sprung up with eas ! j tern asia the waters of lhe northern paci j j tic even into the arctic sea have of lale years j been frequented by our whalemen the ap j : plication of steam to the general purposes of i navigation is becoming daily more common j j and makes it desirable lu obtain fuel and other j ! necessary supplies at convenient points on the j route between asia and our pacific shores â€” our unfortunate countrymen who irom lime to lime suffer shipwreck on the coasts ofthe eastern seas are entitled to protection besides these ! specific objects lhe general prosperity of our j ! stales on the pacific requires ihal an attempt ; should be made lo open lhe opposite regions ol sia to a mutually beneficial intercourse il j is obvious that this attempt could be made by no power to so great an advantage as by the united slates whose constitutional system ex cludes every idea of colonial dependencies i have accordingly been led to order an appro priate naval force to japan under ihe com mand of a discreet and intelligent officer of the highest rank known to our set vice he is in structed lo endeavor to obtain from lhe govern ment of lhat country some relaxation of lhe in . hospitable and anti social system which it has . pursued for about two centuries ho has been i directed particularly to remonstrate in the . strongest language against lhe cruel treatment i to which our shipwrecked mariners have often been subjected and to insist lhat they shall be treated with humanity he is instructed how , ever at lhe same time to give that government the amplest assurances lhat the objects of lhe united states are such and such only as i have indicated and lhat lhe expedition is friendly and peaceful notwithstanding ihe jealousy with which the governments ol eastern asia regard all overtures from foreigners i am nol without hopes of a beneficial result of lhe ex pedition should it be crowned with success the advantages vvill not be confined lothe uni led stales but as in the case of china will be eqally enjoyed by all the other maralime pow ers i bave much satisfaction in stating thai in all the steps preparatory o ihis expedition the government ofthe united states has been materially aided by lhe good offices of the king of the netherlands lha only european power i having any commercial relations with japan in passing irom this survey of our foreign re lations i invite the attention of congress to the j condition of lhat department ofthe government i lo which this branch of lhe public business is entrusted our intercourse wiih foreign pow | ers has of late years greally increased both in j , consequence of our own growth and lhe inlro , duction of many new stales into the lamily of nations in this way the department of stale | , has become overburdened it has by tbe re cent establishment of lhe department of the . interior been relieved ol some portion of the domestic business if the residue of the busi ness ot that kind such as the distribution of congressional documents the keeping publish ing and distribution of the laws of lhe united stales the execution of lhe copyright law the subject of reprieves and pardons and some oth , er subjects relating to interior administration should be transferred from the department of state il would unquestionably be for lhe benefit of the public service i would also suggest lhat tbe building appropriated to the slate de j partment is not fireproof ; lhat there is reason j to ihink ihere are defects in ils construction j and lhat the archives of the government in charge of the department with lhe precious collections of the manscript papers ol washing j ton jefferson hamilton madison and monroe ; are exposed to destruction by fire a similar ! remark may be made of the buildings appro priated to the war and navy departments the condition of lhe treasury is exhibited in lhe annual report from lhat department | the cash receipts into the treasury for the fiscal year ending lhe 30ih june last exclusive i of trust funds were 49,723.380 89 and lhe expenditures of lhe same period likewise exelu | sive of trust funds were 4(i,0u7,896 20 ; of . which 9,455,815 83 was on account of the principal and interest of the public debt inclu ; ' ding the last instalment of the indemnity to mei j ico under the treaty ot gaudalupe hidalgo i leaving a ballance ot 814,023 130 37 in the | treasury on the 1st day of july last since ', this latter period further purchases ofthe priu | ' cipal of the public debt have been made to lhe j extent of 2,450,547 49 and the surplus in lhe j treasury will continue lo be applied lo that ob j ject whenever the stock can be procured wilb j i in lhe limits as to price authorized by law the value of foreign merchandise imported j during the lasl fiscal year was 207,240 101 ; and thr value of domestic productions exported ' was 149,801,911 besides 17,204,020 ol foreign merchandise exported ; making the^ag | gregate of the entire exports 107,005,937 â€” | exclusive of the above there was exported 42 | â– 507,285 in specie ; and imporled from foreign i ' | ports 5,262 643 1 in my first annual message to congress 1 ! , â€¢ called your attention lo what seemed to me some j defect in the present tariff and recommend | , such modifications as in my judgment were best | , 1 adapted to remedy its evils and promote the j , prosperity of the country nothing has since occurred'to change my views on this important quesiion . ' without repeating lhe arguments contained j | in my former message in favor of discrimina , j ling protective duties i deem it my duty to call t your attention to one or two other considerations t affecting this subject the first is tbe effect of | large importations of foreign goods upon our currency most of ihe gold ot california as fast as it is coined finds its way directly to eu ] rope in payment in goods purchased in ihe second piace as our manufacturing establish ments are broken down by competition with for i etgners lhe capital invested in ihem is lost ; thousands of honest and industrious citizens are thrown out of employment and lhe farmer io lhat extent is deprived of a home market for lhe sale of his surplus produce in the third place the destruction of our manufactures leaves lhe foreigner without competition in our market and he consequently raises lhe price of the ar ticle sent here for sale as is now seen in lhe increased cost of iron imported from england the prosperiiy and wealth ol every nation must depend upon its productive industry the lar ! mer is stimulated lo exerlion by finding a ready market for his surplus products ; and benefitted by being able to exchange them without loss i of time or expense of transportation for lhe i manufactures which bis comfort or convenience requires this is always done to the besl ad i vantage where a portion of the community in \ which he lives is engaged in olher pursuits â€” ; but most manufactures require an amount of j capital and a practical skill which cannot be j commanded unless ihey be protected for a time ! from ruinous competition from abroad hence the necessity of laying those duties upon im ported goods which the constitution authorizes i lor revenue in such a manner as lo protect and encourage the labor of our own citizens du j lies however should not be fixed at a rate so j high as lo exclude the foreign article but should be so graduated as to enable the domes tic manufacturer fairly io compete wilb lhe for eigner in our own markets and by this compe tition to teduce lhe price of the manufactured article to the consumer to the lowest rate at which it can be produced this policy would place the mechanic by lhe side of lhe farmer create a mutual interchange of iheir respective commodities and thus stimulate lhe industry of the whole country and render us independent of foreign nations for lhe supplies required by she habits or necessilies of the people another question wholly independent of pro teclion presents ilself and thai is whether lhe duties levied should be upon iho value ol ihe ar ticle at lhe place ol shipment or where it is practicable a specific duty graduated accord ing to quantity as ascertained by weight or measure all our duties are at present ad va lorem ascertain per centage is levied on the price ofthe goods at lhe port of shipment in a loreign country most commercial nations have found it indispensable for lhe purpose oi preventing fraud and perjury to make lhe duties specific whenever lhe article is of such a uni form valuo in weight or measure as to justity such a duty legislation should never encour age dishonesty or crime it is impossible that the revenue officers at the port where the goods are entered and the duties paid should know with certainty what they cost in lhe foreign country yet the law requires lhat they should levy the duty according to such cost they are therefore compelled to resort to very unsat isfactory evidence to ascertain whal lhat cost was they take the invoice of the importer attested by his oath as the best evidence of which he nature of lhe case admits but ev ery one must see ihal the invoice may be fabri cated and the oath by which it is supported false by reason of which the dishonest import er pays a part only of the duties which are paid by lhe honest one and thus indirectly receives from the treasury of the united stales a re ward for his fraud and perjury the reports of lhe secretary of the treasury heretofore made on this subject show conclusively that these frauds have been practiced to a great extent â€” the tendency is to destroy that high moral char acter for which our merchants have long been distinguished ; to defraud the government of its revenue ; to break down the honesl importer by a dishonest competition and finally to trans fer the business of importation lo foreign and irresponsible agents to ihe great detriment ol our own citizens i therefore again most ear nestly recommend lhe adoption ol specific du ties wherever it is practicable or a home val uation to prevent ihose frauds i would also again call your attention lo lhe fact lhat ibe present lariffin some cases impos es a higher duty upo the raw material import ed than upon the article manufactured from it the consequence of which is lhat lhe duty ope rates lo lhe encouragement of our own citizens for full and detailed information in regard to lhe general condition of our indian affairs 1 re spectfully reler you lo the report of the secre tary of the interior and the accompanying doc uments the senate not having ihought proper to rat ify he treaties which had been negotiated with the tribes of indians in california and oregon our relations with them have been lell in a very unsatisfactory condition in other parts of our territory particular dis tricts of country have been set apart for ibe ex clusive occupation of the indians and their right lo the lands within those limits has been ac knowledged and respected but in california and oregon there bas been no recognition by the government of the exclusive right of the indians lo any part ofthe country tbey are therefore mere tenants at sufferance and liable to be driven from place lo place at lhe pleasure of ibe whiles the treaties which have been rejected pro posed to remedy this evil by allotting to the dif ferent tribes districts of country suitable lo their habits of life and sufficient for their support â€” this provision rnoie ihan any other it is be lieved ied to their rejection ; and as no sub ! stituie for it has been adopted by congress it has nol been deemed advisable to atiempl to en ler into new treaties of a permanent character ; although no effort has been spared by tempo ! rary arrangements to preserve triendiy relations j with them if il be lhe desire of congress to remove ' them from the country altogether or to assign i to ihem particular dislricls more remote from i the settlements of lhe whiles il will be proper to set apart by law the territory which they aie to occupy and to provide the means necessary for removing them to it justice alike to our , own citizens and lo the indians requires the ; prompt aclion of congress on this subject ! llie amendments proposed by the senate to the treaties which were negotiated with the si indians of minnesota lav been submitted to the tribes who were parties to them and have re ceived their assent a large tract of valuable ter ritory has thus been opened for settlement and cultivation and all danger of collision with these powerful and warlike bands has beenhappily re moved the removal of the remnant of the tribe v seminole indians from florida has long been a cherished object ofthe government and it bone to which my attention has been steadily din admonished by past experience of the difficulty ! an.l cost ofthe attempt to remove them by mil itary force resort has been had to conciliatory measures by the invitation v the commission er of indian affairs several ofthe principal chiefe recently visited washington and whilst here ac knowledged in writing the obligation of their tribe to remove with the least possible delay â€” late advices from the special agent of the gov ernment represent that they adhere to their pro mise and that a council of their j pie has been called to make their preliminary arr.ni_r--tn.iits v general emigration may therefore be confident ly expected at au early dav the report from the general land office shows increased activity in its operations the survey ofthe northern boundary of iowa has been com pleted with unexampled despatch within the last year 9,522,953 acres of public land have been surveyed and 8,032,463 acres brought into i market in the last fiscal year there were sold 1,358,071 acres located wiih bounty land nrarranta 3 11,81 1 located wiih other certificates 115,633 making a total of 4.'7","c7 in addition there were â€” reported under swamp land grants 5Â£19,1s3 fur internal improvements rail ri_.__.l ac 8,025,920 making an aggredate of l :-., 1 i i t.j being an increase in the amount of lands s,_,m and located under land warrants of 569,220 acres over the previous year the whole amount thus sold located under lan.l warrants reported under swamp land grants and selected for internal improvements exceeds that of the previous year by 3,342,372 acres and the sales would without ddhbt have been much larger but for the extensive reservations for railroads in missouri mississippi and alabama for the quarter ending jith september is52 there were sold 243,255 acres located with bounty land warrant 1,887,116 located with other certificates 15,619 located under swamp laud grants 4s5,_s$3 making an aggregate for the quarter of 4,1:1 vi much the larger portion ofthe labor of arran ging and classifying the returns of the last cen sus has been finished an.l it will now d volve upon congress to make the necessary provision for the publication of the results in such form as shall be deemed best the appointment of repre sentation on the basis uf the new census has been made by the secretary of the interior in con formity with the provisions of law relating to that subject and the recent elections have been made in accordance with it 1 commend to your favorable regard the sug gestion contained in the report of the secretary of the interior that provision be made l>v law for the publication and distribution periodically of an analytical digest of all the patents which have been or may hereafter be granted for useful in ventions and discoveries with such descriptions aud illustrations as may be necessary to pn sent an intelligible view of their nature and operation the cost of such publication could easily be de frayed out of the patent fund and i am persua ded that it could be applied to no object more acceptable to inventors and beneficial to the pub lic at large an appropriation of 8100,000 having been at the last session for the purchase v a suitable site and for the erection furnishing and fitting up of an asylum for the insane of the district of columbia and ofthe army and navy ofthe u states the proper measures have been adopted to carry this beneficent purpose into effect by the latest advices from the mexican bound ary commission it appears that the surve/of the river gila from its confluence with the colorado to its supposed intersection ith the western line of xew mexico has been completed the bur vey of the rio grande has also been finished from the point agreed on by the commissioner as " the point where it strike-s the southern boundary of new mexico to a point one hun dred and thirty-five miles below eagle pass which is about two-thirds of the distance along the course of the river to its mouth the appropriation which was made at the last session of congress for the continuation of the survey is subject to the following proviso : provided that no part of this appropriation shall be used or expended until it shad be made j satisfactorily to appear to the president of the united states that the southern boundary of new ; mexico is not established by the commissioner and surveyor of the united states farther north ofthe town called paso than the same is laid down in disturnell's map which is added to the treaty my attention was drawn to this subject by a report from the department of the interior which reviewed all the facts ofthe case,andsub mitted for my decision the uev..n whether,un der existing circumstances any part of the ap i propriation could be lawfully u-.-d or expended for the further prosecution ofthe work after a careful consideration of the subject i cam to the conclusion that it could not and so informed the head of that department orders were immedi ately issued by him to the commissioner and sur veyor to make no further requisitions ri the de i partm.-nt a they could not be paid ; and to dis j continue all operations on the southern line of new mexico hut as tbe department bad i exact information as to the am rant of t'i visions and money which remained unexpended in the hands of the commissioner and surveyor it was left discretionary with tbem v continue the sur vey down the iv grande as far as the means at their disposal would enable them or at on â– i disband the commission a special m - has since arrived from th - offi set a charge of i surveyon the river with ii thai the funds subject to his control w re exhaiet â€¢ 1 and that the officers and others empl yed in th r vice were destitute alike of the means of prose , i earnestly invite your prompt attention to this subject and recommend a modification of the ; terms ofthe proviso so as to enable tbe depart ! ment to use as much of tbe appropriation as will j be necessary to discbarge the existing obligation o ihe government and to complete tbe survey oi , the rio grande to its month lt will also l proper to make further provis ion by law for the fulfilment of ur treaty with mexico for running an i marking tbe residue of the boundary line between the two countries permit me t invite your j aticular attention to the interests of the distri i 7bia.wl1.eh are confided by the c ustitul t to your peculiar car ami rag the measures which seem to me of the greatest importance : ority ar tl in troduction ofa copious supply of water i the city of \\ ashington and the construction of suit able bridges acrossto potomac lie replace those which were destroyed by high later iu the ear ly part ofthe present year at th last session ia ccngress an appropria tion was male to defray the coa-m of the surveys necessary for determining the best means of affording an unfading supply v go 1 and whole some water some progress has been mad iu the survey ainl a soon as it i eoniplet 1 iin re sult will i.e laid 1 fore you further appropriations will also be necessary for grading and paving the t . ts and avenues and enclosing and emb llishiug the public grounds within th city of washii 1 commend all v obj . :-. together wiih the charitable institutions of t district t your favorable regard every effort bas been made to protect our frontier and that of the adjoining mexican states from the incursions of the indian tribes â€” of about 11,000 men of which the army is o iin pos d nearly 8,000 are employed in t defence ofthe newly acquired territory including tex as and of emigrants proceeding thereto 1 am gratified to say that these efforts have been unusu ally successful with the exception of some par tial outbreaks in california and ' regi n and v;i sional depredations on a portion t the rio grande owing it is believed to the disturbed state of that border region the iÂ«*ro__ds of the in dians have been effectually restriaued experience has shown however that whenev er the two races are brought into contact colli ions will inevitably ccur to prevent these cillisions the united states have generally s t apart portions of their territory for tin exclusive occupation ofthe indian trib s a difficulty oc curs however in the application of this policy to texas by th terras of the compact by which that state was admitted into ti i uion sbe re tained ih ownership of all tlie vacant lands with in her limit il gov rumen of that state it is understood has assigned no portion of her tor ritory to the indians ; but as fast as her settle ments a banc lay it off in . and pro ceeds to survey an 1 sell it this poli â€¢} mani festly tends not only to alarm and irritate i indians but to compel them to n-sort to plunder for subsistence it also deprives this ' iovernraent uf that influence and control r them without which no durable peace can exi i 1 two n tb m and tl whites 1 trust therefore tliat a due regard for h r own interests apart from consid erations nf humanity and ju tice will induce that stat to assign a small portion of her vast domain for the provisional occujÂ»ancy of the small rem uants of tribes within her borders subject of course to her ownership and eventual jurisdiction if she should fail to do this the fulfilment f our treaty stipulations with mexico ir duty t the indians themselves will it is feared become a subject of serious embarrassment to tlie govern ment it i hoped however that a tim iv and just provision by texas may avert this evil no appropriations for fortifications were made at the two hist sessions of congress the cause of this omission v probably to be found it a growing belief that the n of fortifications adopted in 18 16 and heretofore acted on n . revision the subject certainly d rves full and careful investigation but it should not be delayed long ger than can be avoided in ti â€¢ meantime there are certain works which have been coram â€” some ofthem nearly completed â€” designed to protect our principal seaports from boston to n orleans and a few other important points in re gard to the necessity ibr thi sc works it i bebev ed that little difference ofopionion exists among military men i therefore recommend that the appropriations necessary to prosecute them be mad i invited youratt ntionto the remarks on this subject and on others connect d with iv 1 depart ment contained in the accompanying r port of the s eretary of war measures have been taken to carry into effect the law of the last session making provision for the improvement of certain riv ra and harbors and it is believed that the arrangements made for that purpose will coral with economy owing chiefly to the advano i sea son when tbe act was passed liti done in regard to many of the works 1 yond ma king the necessary preparations \\ ith respect to a few ofthe improvements the sums ah appropriated will suffice to complete tbem but most of them will require additional appropria tions i trust that these appropriations will 1 made and that this wise and beneficent ; so auspiciously resumed will be continued great care should be taken however to comroen work which is not ofsuffi ient importance to the commerce cf the country to be viewed a nal n al in its character but works which commenced should not be dis . until completed asotherwis * .: i will in most cases be lost the report from the navy department will inform v<.;i of the | r 5 er â– - â– ... liti n â€¢ ? tht branch of the public servi imitted 1 charge it - '"''â– ' â€¢ â€¢'â– â– â– many topics and - igg sti ns v which i ask your ap proval it in unusual degree of activi ty in the operations ofthe department during the past year the preparations for the japan expedition to w h arrangements made for the expl i sur vey of the china seas s i . and h-hritv straits ; the towards a i ! â– â– "â– ' irri . twar 1 of liberia ; the \ t early - itiontnt the river la pi ta which a r.-c--nt d t ual â€¢ â– :' th â€¢ argentine - i has o raed to navigation all tnese enter i t..e salisbury n c thursday december 16 1852

haton...v fj-rl '" u . |) . lars payable in y,â€žaidin ii.lv.iiu two dollars nol paw â€¢ -'''â– i -.- sl forthe firet,and25cta ienl insertion courtordera ii these rates alib o dvertise by the year ' ? i 0_m message the carolina watchman cutincj the work and of returning to their homes ihe object of the proviso was doubt ss to ar rest the surrey ofthe southern and western lines of new mexico in regard to which different opin ions have been expressed : for it is hardly to be supposed that there could v any objection to that part of the line which extends along the channel rf the liio grande but the terms of the law are bo broad as to forbid themse of anv i'art ofthe money for the pros ration of the work or even fix the payment to the officers and agents ofthe arrearages of pay which are justly due t them j j bruner } " keep a check upon ali your ) rclers { new series do this a\n libert vis safe < gen'l harrison ( volume ix number 32 editor sj proprietor senate . . hotlse of representatives nace which has elapsed since the \ ession has been marked by v political vent the quad ' " . rhiÂ«*f magistrate has passed i ut \- 1 ' â– " ',, an , be usual excitement how â– > and parties may have been dis l result it is nevertheless a sub . raiulfttion lhat the choice â– â– ',â– the independent suffrages - urbed by those influen other countries have loo often af j,y of popular elections l0ksare due to an all merci n t only for staying the pes different lornis has deso ,'_â€ž,, cjties bul for crowning the . usbandman with an abundant j lilt nation generally with the aâ€žd prosperity _ v weeks he public mind has \ aff-cfd by the death of daniel t at hi decease the office of stale his associates in the ex ,,,â€ž- have sincerely sympathised ; ihe public generally on this .,,,,. his commanding talents â–º ' ,,,â€ž] professional eminence iotism and his long and faith ' ... in the most important public trusts hia death to be lamented through v and have earned for him a last ir history fl ,,: the usl summer considera ... caused lor a short lime by an .'' imation from the government of great ers had been given for lhe pro heiies upon lhe coasts of ihe i ..- in north america agaii.stthe ichments i the fishing vessels of :,.> and trance the shortness | the beason of the year seem i mailer of urgent importance it irebended lhat an increased na n orderedtothe fishing grounds effect tl.e british interpretation of ms in the convention of 1813 in ... t to the true intent of which the two differ il was soon discovered ,. 4 not the design ol greal britain nry explanations ofthe real objects laeuure lave been given both here and isted difference however between l i rovernments as to lhe interpretation of e i the convention of 1818 is still mportance american fishing ves ne or len years have been exclu ra lo which ihey had free access â€¢ years alter the negotiation of ... n 1845 this exclusion was relaxed the bay 1 fondy but the ral intention ofthe home govern e wiih what we think the tion of lhe convention to open all ays lo our fishermen was aban isequence oi lhe opposition of lhe notwithstanding this the u states â€¢ bayoffundy was reopened to i â– i7ii in 1845 pursued the most liber al the colonial fishing interests law ol is 10 the ditties on coloni ii ports were very greatly re t the warehousing act il is allowed in bond without payment of duty laii way colonial fish has acquired the mo export trade in our market and weriig lo some extent inio the home con :" i these facts were among those ised the sensibility of our fishing be movements in question umstances and the incidents above ive led nie to think he moment la te consideration of the entire sub ries hi the coasts ofthe british 'Â», with a view to place them upon a ol ing of reciprocal privilege a meet us iu some arrangement of misunderstood to exist on the part of i with a desire on her part lo in 1 mprehensive settlement as well ihe commercial intercourse be l stales and the british pro 'â– 'â– i have thought lhat whatever arrange ' j be made on these two subjects it is ley should be embraced in sep ns the illness and death of elary of state prevented the com ii ol he contemplated negotiation â€” ' *"Â« been taken to collect lhe informa ":â– v foi the details of such arrange subjecl is attended with consider ll it is lound practicable lo igreemenl mutually acceptable lo p conventions may be conclud irse of the present winter the ngress over all the provisions of rangetneut affecting the revenue tse be reserved - i cuba formed a prominent to sl annual message they remain ' condition and a feeling of alarm lie part of the cuban author st this leeling has inter commercial intercourse 1 l states and the island and ; - of which we have a right to b j he captain general of cuba n no power io treat with foreign "â€¢ llllt is he in any degree under the v fish minister at washington n,caÂ«ion which he may hold with 11 loreign power is informal and 7v anxious to put an end to the . \ lnven'ences which seemed lo rest wpÂ»on,)l directed the newly ap \ jle'Â»o mexico to visit havana on er cruz ha was respectfully â€¢ _ j in|e lap'wn general who cooler 1 r"vy on the recent occurrences ; m arrangement was effected â€¢ the refusal of the captain Â°* passengers and the mail to be ai cases for a reason which a n ihe opinion of ibis govern v'j"d presumptive ground for such , * been m^le the subject of a ntot t*1 mÂ«drid and 1 have j"i lhat due respect will be paid t^tfher catholic majesty to lhjv oog which our minister has â– l0 ke on lhe subject x he captain general to toward ihe steamers em â€¢ iie v o the united stales to havana has with lhe exceptions above al luded lo been marked with kindness and lib erality and indicales no general purpose of in ter.er.ng with the commercial correspondence and intercourse between the island and ihis country early in lhe present year official notes were rece.veo from the ministers of france and bngland inviting the government ol the uni ted stales to become a party with great brit am and france lo a tripartite convenlion,in vir lue of which the three powers should severally and collectively disclaim now and for the lu j lure all intention o obtain possession of the i island of cuba and should bind themselves to j discountenance all attempts to that effect on the ! part of any power or individual whatever the invitation has been respectfully declined for reasons which it would occupy too much space in this communication to state in detail but i which led me to think lhat lhe proposed measure j would be of doubtful constitutionality impolitic j and unavailing i have however in common â– with several ot my predecessors directed lhe | ministers of france and england to be assured j lhat the united states entertain no designs a i gainst cuba but lhat on the contrary llhould i regard its incorporation into the union at the present time as fraught wiih serious peril were this island comparatively destilute of inhabitants or occupied by a kindred race i should regard it if voluntarily ceded by spain as a most desirable acquisition bul under exisiing circumstances 1 should look upon ils incorporation into our union as a very hazard ous measure it would bring into the confed eracy a population of a different national stock j speaking a different language and not likely to ! harmonize with the other members it would ! probably affect in a prejudicial manner lhe in ! dustrial interests of lhe south ; and it might re j vive ihose conflicts of opinion between the dif ferent sections of the country which lately shook the union lo its centre and which have been so happily compromised the rejection by lhe mexican congress of the convention which had been concluded be tween lhat republic and the united states for ihe protection of a transit way across the isth mus of tehuanlepec and of the interests of those citizens of the united slates who had become proprietors oi lhe rights which mexico had conferred on one of her own citizens in j regard to lhat transit has thrown a serious ob siacle in tbe way of lhe attainment ol a very desirable national object 1 am still willing lo ( hope tlial the differences on tho subject which i exist or may hereafter arise between the gov i ernments will be amicably adjusted this subject however has already engaged lhe at tention of lhe senate ol the united states and requires no further comment iu this communi cation the settlement of lhe question respecting the port of san juan de nicaragua and of lhe i controversy between the republics of costa ! rica and nicaragua in regard lo the bounda ries was considered indispensable lo the corn ! mencemenl of the ship canal between lhe two i oceans which was the subject of the conven j lion between the united states and greal bri tain of the 19th of april 1850 accordingly i a proposiiion for lhe same purposes addressed lo the two governments in lhat quarter and to ! lhe mosquito indians was agreed lo in april ! last by the secretary of stale and the minister ! of her britanic majesty besides the wish lo [ aid in reconciling the differences of lhe two i republics i engaged iu lhe negotiation from a | desire to place the great work of a ship canal between the two oceans under one jurisdiction ! and o establish the important port of san juan de nicaragua under government of a civilized power the proposition in question was as i senled to by costa rica and the mosquito in dians it has not proved equally acceptable lo nicaragua but it is lo be hoped that lhe fur ther negotiations on the subject which are in i train will be carried on in that spirit of concil ' iatioti and compromise which ought always to ' prevail on such occasions and that they will lend to a satisfactory result i have the satisfaction to inform you that the ; executive government ol venezuela has ac \ knowledged some claims of citizens of the uni ; ted states which have for many years past been ; urged by our charge de'affaires al caraccas it is hoped lhat the same sense of justice will ! actuate lhe congress of lhat republic in pro j viding the means for iheir payment the recent revolution in buenos ayres and the confederated states having opened he pros peel of an improved slate ol things in ihal quar ter lhe governments of great britain and fiance determined lo negotiate wiih the chief of lhe new confederacy for lhe iree access ol iheir commerce lo lhe extensive countries wa tered by the tributaries of the la plata and , ihey gave a friendly notice of ihis purpose to : , he united states lhat we might if we thought i proper pursue the same course in compliance : with this invitation our minister at rio janeiro and our charge d'affaires at buenos ayres have been fully authorized to conclude treaties with i the newly organized confederation or the : states composing it the delays which have taken place in lhe lormalion ol the new gov ! emmet have as yet prevented he execution of ' hose instructions ; bu ihere Â» every reason to hope that these vast countries will be evenlu ally opened to our commerce i yhea.y of commerce has been concluded < between he united stales and the oriental re ' so ol uruguay which will be a.d before c^^se of the late secretary of r^^!^w^b_s^v : subieel the aouuis i-|.,,h have been i . . i i l*"wii to ihose lslanas u Â« i an b!Â°e deemed i,ju *â– '*Â« i of her sovereignly i have the satisfaction to inform you that the i course pursued by peru has been creditable to : ihe liberality ot her government before it j was known by ber lhat her title would be ac knowledged at washington her minister of foreign affaires bad authorized our charge j j de'affaires at lima io announce to the ameri j i can vessels which had gone to the lobos lor ' j guano that the peruvian government was will j ing to freight tbem on its own account this j intention has been carried into effect by the j peruvian minister here by an arrangement ; which is believed to the advantageous to the parlies in interest j our settlements on he shores ofthe pacific \ : have already given a great extension and in , some respects a new direction lo our com : , merce in lhat ocean a direct and rapidly in | creasing intercourse has sprung up with eas ! j tern asia the waters of lhe northern paci j j tic even into the arctic sea have of lale years j been frequented by our whalemen the ap j : plication of steam to the general purposes of i navigation is becoming daily more common j j and makes it desirable lu obtain fuel and other j ! necessary supplies at convenient points on the j route between asia and our pacific shores â€” our unfortunate countrymen who irom lime to lime suffer shipwreck on the coasts ofthe eastern seas are entitled to protection besides these ! specific objects lhe general prosperity of our j ! stales on the pacific requires ihal an attempt ; should be made lo open lhe opposite regions ol sia to a mutually beneficial intercourse il j is obvious that this attempt could be made by no power to so great an advantage as by the united slates whose constitutional system ex cludes every idea of colonial dependencies i have accordingly been led to order an appro priate naval force to japan under ihe com mand of a discreet and intelligent officer of the highest rank known to our set vice he is in structed lo endeavor to obtain from lhe govern ment of lhat country some relaxation of lhe in . hospitable and anti social system which it has . pursued for about two centuries ho has been i directed particularly to remonstrate in the . strongest language against lhe cruel treatment i to which our shipwrecked mariners have often been subjected and to insist lhat they shall be treated with humanity he is instructed how , ever at lhe same time to give that government the amplest assurances lhat the objects of lhe united states are such and such only as i have indicated and lhat lhe expedition is friendly and peaceful notwithstanding ihe jealousy with which the governments ol eastern asia regard all overtures from foreigners i am nol without hopes of a beneficial result of lhe ex pedition should it be crowned with success the advantages vvill not be confined lothe uni led stales but as in the case of china will be eqally enjoyed by all the other maralime pow ers i bave much satisfaction in stating thai in all the steps preparatory o ihis expedition the government ofthe united states has been materially aided by lhe good offices of the king of the netherlands lha only european power i having any commercial relations with japan in passing irom this survey of our foreign re lations i invite the attention of congress to the j condition of lhat department ofthe government i lo which this branch of lhe public business is entrusted our intercourse wiih foreign pow | ers has of late years greally increased both in j , consequence of our own growth and lhe inlro , duction of many new stales into the lamily of nations in this way the department of stale | , has become overburdened it has by tbe re cent establishment of lhe department of the . interior been relieved ol some portion of the domestic business if the residue of the busi ness ot that kind such as the distribution of congressional documents the keeping publish ing and distribution of the laws of lhe united stales the execution of lhe copyright law the subject of reprieves and pardons and some oth , er subjects relating to interior administration should be transferred from the department of state il would unquestionably be for lhe benefit of the public service i would also suggest lhat tbe building appropriated to the slate de j partment is not fireproof ; lhat there is reason j to ihink ihere are defects in ils construction j and lhat the archives of the government in charge of the department with lhe precious collections of the manscript papers ol washing j ton jefferson hamilton madison and monroe ; are exposed to destruction by fire a similar ! remark may be made of the buildings appro priated to the war and navy departments the condition of lhe treasury is exhibited in lhe annual report from lhat department | the cash receipts into the treasury for the fiscal year ending lhe 30ih june last exclusive i of trust funds were 49,723.380 89 and lhe expenditures of lhe same period likewise exelu | sive of trust funds were 4(i,0u7,896 20 ; of . which 9,455,815 83 was on account of the principal and interest of the public debt inclu ; ' ding the last instalment of the indemnity to mei j ico under the treaty ot gaudalupe hidalgo i leaving a ballance ot 814,023 130 37 in the | treasury on the 1st day of july last since ', this latter period further purchases ofthe priu | ' cipal of the public debt have been made to lhe j extent of 2,450,547 49 and the surplus in lhe j treasury will continue lo be applied lo that ob j ject whenever the stock can be procured wilb j i in lhe limits as to price authorized by law the value of foreign merchandise imported j during the lasl fiscal year was 207,240 101 ; and thr value of domestic productions exported ' was 149,801,911 besides 17,204,020 ol foreign merchandise exported ; making the^ag | gregate of the entire exports 107,005,937 â€” | exclusive of the above there was exported 42 | â– 507,285 in specie ; and imporled from foreign i ' | ports 5,262 643 1 in my first annual message to congress 1 ! , â€¢ called your attention lo what seemed to me some j defect in the present tariff and recommend | , such modifications as in my judgment were best | , 1 adapted to remedy its evils and promote the j , prosperity of the country nothing has since occurred'to change my views on this important quesiion . ' without repeating lhe arguments contained j | in my former message in favor of discrimina , j ling protective duties i deem it my duty to call t your attention to one or two other considerations t affecting this subject the first is tbe effect of | large importations of foreign goods upon our currency most of ihe gold ot california as fast as it is coined finds its way directly to eu ] rope in payment in goods purchased in ihe second piace as our manufacturing establish ments are broken down by competition with for i etgners lhe capital invested in ihem is lost ; thousands of honest and industrious citizens are thrown out of employment and lhe farmer io lhat extent is deprived of a home market for lhe sale of his surplus produce in the third place the destruction of our manufactures leaves lhe foreigner without competition in our market and he consequently raises lhe price of the ar ticle sent here for sale as is now seen in lhe increased cost of iron imported from england the prosperiiy and wealth ol every nation must depend upon its productive industry the lar ! mer is stimulated lo exerlion by finding a ready market for his surplus products ; and benefitted by being able to exchange them without loss i of time or expense of transportation for lhe i manufactures which bis comfort or convenience requires this is always done to the besl ad i vantage where a portion of the community in \ which he lives is engaged in olher pursuits â€” ; but most manufactures require an amount of j capital and a practical skill which cannot be j commanded unless ihey be protected for a time ! from ruinous competition from abroad hence the necessity of laying those duties upon im ported goods which the constitution authorizes i lor revenue in such a manner as lo protect and encourage the labor of our own citizens du j lies however should not be fixed at a rate so j high as lo exclude the foreign article but should be so graduated as to enable the domes tic manufacturer fairly io compete wilb lhe for eigner in our own markets and by this compe tition to teduce lhe price of the manufactured article to the consumer to the lowest rate at which it can be produced this policy would place the mechanic by lhe side of lhe farmer create a mutual interchange of iheir respective commodities and thus stimulate lhe industry of the whole country and render us independent of foreign nations for lhe supplies required by she habits or necessilies of the people another question wholly independent of pro teclion presents ilself and thai is whether lhe duties levied should be upon iho value ol ihe ar ticle at lhe place ol shipment or where it is practicable a specific duty graduated accord ing to quantity as ascertained by weight or measure all our duties are at present ad va lorem ascertain per centage is levied on the price ofthe goods at lhe port of shipment in a loreign country most commercial nations have found it indispensable for lhe purpose oi preventing fraud and perjury to make lhe duties specific whenever lhe article is of such a uni form valuo in weight or measure as to justity such a duty legislation should never encour age dishonesty or crime it is impossible that the revenue officers at the port where the goods are entered and the duties paid should know with certainty what they cost in lhe foreign country yet the law requires lhat they should levy the duty according to such cost they are therefore compelled to resort to very unsat isfactory evidence to ascertain whal lhat cost was they take the invoice of the importer attested by his oath as the best evidence of which he nature of lhe case admits but ev ery one must see ihal the invoice may be fabri cated and the oath by which it is supported false by reason of which the dishonest import er pays a part only of the duties which are paid by lhe honest one and thus indirectly receives from the treasury of the united stales a re ward for his fraud and perjury the reports of lhe secretary of the treasury heretofore made on this subject show conclusively that these frauds have been practiced to a great extent â€” the tendency is to destroy that high moral char acter for which our merchants have long been distinguished ; to defraud the government of its revenue ; to break down the honesl importer by a dishonest competition and finally to trans fer the business of importation lo foreign and irresponsible agents to ihe great detriment ol our own citizens i therefore again most ear nestly recommend lhe adoption ol specific du ties wherever it is practicable or a home val uation to prevent ihose frauds i would also again call your attention lo lhe fact lhat ibe present lariffin some cases impos es a higher duty upo the raw material import ed than upon the article manufactured from it the consequence of which is lhat lhe duty ope rates lo lhe encouragement of our own citizens for full and detailed information in regard to lhe general condition of our indian affairs 1 re spectfully reler you lo the report of the secre tary of the interior and the accompanying doc uments the senate not having ihought proper to rat ify he treaties which had been negotiated with the tribes of indians in california and oregon our relations with them have been lell in a very unsatisfactory condition in other parts of our territory particular dis tricts of country have been set apart for ibe ex clusive occupation of the indians and their right lo the lands within those limits has been ac knowledged and respected but in california and oregon there bas been no recognition by the government of the exclusive right of the indians lo any part ofthe country tbey are therefore mere tenants at sufferance and liable to be driven from place lo place at lhe pleasure of ibe whiles the treaties which have been rejected pro posed to remedy this evil by allotting to the dif ferent tribes districts of country suitable lo their habits of life and sufficient for their support â€” this provision rnoie ihan any other it is be lieved ied to their rejection ; and as no sub ! stituie for it has been adopted by congress it has nol been deemed advisable to atiempl to en ler into new treaties of a permanent character ; although no effort has been spared by tempo ! rary arrangements to preserve triendiy relations j with them if il be lhe desire of congress to remove ' them from the country altogether or to assign i to ihem particular dislricls more remote from i the settlements of lhe whiles il will be proper to set apart by law the territory which they aie to occupy and to provide the means necessary for removing them to it justice alike to our , own citizens and lo the indians requires the ; prompt aclion of congress on this subject ! llie amendments proposed by the senate to the treaties which were negotiated with the si indians of minnesota lav been submitted to the tribes who were parties to them and have re ceived their assent a large tract of valuable ter ritory has thus been opened for settlement and cultivation and all danger of collision with these powerful and warlike bands has beenhappily re moved the removal of the remnant of the tribe v seminole indians from florida has long been a cherished object ofthe government and it bone to which my attention has been steadily din admonished by past experience of the difficulty ! an.l cost ofthe attempt to remove them by mil itary force resort has been had to conciliatory measures by the invitation v the commission er of indian affairs several ofthe principal chiefe recently visited washington and whilst here ac knowledged in writing the obligation of their tribe to remove with the least possible delay â€” late advices from the special agent of the gov ernment represent that they adhere to their pro mise and that a council of their j pie has been called to make their preliminary arr.ni_r--tn.iits v general emigration may therefore be confident ly expected at au early dav the report from the general land office shows increased activity in its operations the survey ofthe northern boundary of iowa has been com pleted with unexampled despatch within the last year 9,522,953 acres of public land have been surveyed and 8,032,463 acres brought into i market in the last fiscal year there were sold 1,358,071 acres located wiih bounty land nrarranta 3 11,81 1 located wiih other certificates 115,633 making a total of 4.'7","c7 in addition there were â€” reported under swamp land grants 5Â£19,1s3 fur internal improvements rail ri_.__.l ac 8,025,920 making an aggredate of l :-., 1 i i t.j being an increase in the amount of lands s,_,m and located under land warrants of 569,220 acres over the previous year the whole amount thus sold located under lan.l warrants reported under swamp land grants and selected for internal improvements exceeds that of the previous year by 3,342,372 acres and the sales would without ddhbt have been much larger but for the extensive reservations for railroads in missouri mississippi and alabama for the quarter ending jith september is52 there were sold 243,255 acres located with bounty land warrant 1,887,116 located with other certificates 15,619 located under swamp laud grants 4s5,_s$3 making an aggregate for the quarter of 4,1:1 vi much the larger portion ofthe labor of arran ging and classifying the returns of the last cen sus has been finished an.l it will now d volve upon congress to make the necessary provision for the publication of the results in such form as shall be deemed best the appointment of repre sentation on the basis uf the new census has been made by the secretary of the interior in con formity with the provisions of law relating to that subject and the recent elections have been made in accordance with it 1 commend to your favorable regard the sug gestion contained in the report of the secretary of the interior that provision be made l>v law for the publication and distribution periodically of an analytical digest of all the patents which have been or may hereafter be granted for useful in ventions and discoveries with such descriptions aud illustrations as may be necessary to pn sent an intelligible view of their nature and operation the cost of such publication could easily be de frayed out of the patent fund and i am persua ded that it could be applied to no object more acceptable to inventors and beneficial to the pub lic at large an appropriation of 8100,000 having been at the last session for the purchase v a suitable site and for the erection furnishing and fitting up of an asylum for the insane of the district of columbia and ofthe army and navy ofthe u states the proper measures have been adopted to carry this beneficent purpose into effect by the latest advices from the mexican bound ary commission it appears that the surve/of the river gila from its confluence with the colorado to its supposed intersection ith the western line of xew mexico has been completed the bur vey of the rio grande has also been finished from the point agreed on by the commissioner as " the point where it strike-s the southern boundary of new mexico to a point one hun dred and thirty-five miles below eagle pass which is about two-thirds of the distance along the course of the river to its mouth the appropriation which was made at the last session of congress for the continuation of the survey is subject to the following proviso : provided that no part of this appropriation shall be used or expended until it shad be made j satisfactorily to appear to the president of the united states that the southern boundary of new ; mexico is not established by the commissioner and surveyor of the united states farther north ofthe town called paso than the same is laid down in disturnell's map which is added to the treaty my attention was drawn to this subject by a report from the department of the interior which reviewed all the facts ofthe case,andsub mitted for my decision the uev..n whether,un der existing circumstances any part of the ap i propriation could be lawfully u-.-d or expended for the further prosecution ofthe work after a careful consideration of the subject i cam to the conclusion that it could not and so informed the head of that department orders were immedi ately issued by him to the commissioner and sur veyor to make no further requisitions ri the de i partm.-nt a they could not be paid ; and to dis j continue all operations on the southern line of new mexico hut as tbe department bad i exact information as to the am rant of t'i visions and money which remained unexpended in the hands of the commissioner and surveyor it was left discretionary with tbem v continue the sur vey down the iv grande as far as the means at their disposal would enable them or at on â– i disband the commission a special m - has since arrived from th - offi set a charge of i surveyon the river with ii thai the funds subject to his control w re exhaiet â€¢ 1 and that the officers and others empl yed in th r vice were destitute alike of the means of prose , i earnestly invite your prompt attention to this subject and recommend a modification of the ; terms ofthe proviso so as to enable tbe depart ! ment to use as much of tbe appropriation as will j be necessary to discbarge the existing obligation o ihe government and to complete tbe survey oi , the rio grande to its month lt will also l proper to make further provis ion by law for the fulfilment of ur treaty with mexico for running an i marking tbe residue of the boundary line between the two countries permit me t invite your j aticular attention to the interests of the distri i 7bia.wl1.eh are confided by the c ustitul t to your peculiar car ami rag the measures which seem to me of the greatest importance : ority ar tl in troduction ofa copious supply of water i the city of \\ ashington and the construction of suit able bridges acrossto potomac lie replace those which were destroyed by high later iu the ear ly part ofthe present year at th last session ia ccngress an appropria tion was male to defray the coa-m of the surveys necessary for determining the best means of affording an unfading supply v go 1 and whole some water some progress has been mad iu the survey ainl a soon as it i eoniplet 1 iin re sult will i.e laid 1 fore you further appropriations will also be necessary for grading and paving the t . ts and avenues and enclosing and emb llishiug the public grounds within th city of washii 1 commend all v obj . :-. together wiih the charitable institutions of t district t your favorable regard every effort bas been made to protect our frontier and that of the adjoining mexican states from the incursions of the indian tribes â€” of about 11,000 men of which the army is o iin pos d nearly 8,000 are employed in t defence ofthe newly acquired territory including tex as and of emigrants proceeding thereto 1 am gratified to say that these efforts have been unusu ally successful with the exception of some par tial outbreaks in california and ' regi n and v;i sional depredations on a portion t the rio grande owing it is believed to the disturbed state of that border region the iÂ«*ro__ds of the in dians have been effectually restriaued experience has shown however that whenev er the two races are brought into contact colli ions will inevitably ccur to prevent these cillisions the united states have generally s t apart portions of their territory for tin exclusive occupation ofthe indian trib s a difficulty oc curs however in the application of this policy to texas by th terras of the compact by which that state was admitted into ti i uion sbe re tained ih ownership of all tlie vacant lands with in her limit il gov rumen of that state it is understood has assigned no portion of her tor ritory to the indians ; but as fast as her settle ments a banc lay it off in . and pro ceeds to survey an 1 sell it this poli â€¢} mani festly tends not only to alarm and irritate i indians but to compel them to n-sort to plunder for subsistence it also deprives this ' iovernraent uf that influence and control r them without which no durable peace can exi i 1 two n tb m and tl whites 1 trust therefore tliat a due regard for h r own interests apart from consid erations nf humanity and ju tice will induce that stat to assign a small portion of her vast domain for the provisional occujÂ»ancy of the small rem uants of tribes within her borders subject of course to her ownership and eventual jurisdiction if she should fail to do this the fulfilment f our treaty stipulations with mexico ir duty t the indians themselves will it is feared become a subject of serious embarrassment to tlie govern ment it i hoped however that a tim iv and just provision by texas may avert this evil no appropriations for fortifications were made at the two hist sessions of congress the cause of this omission v probably to be found it a growing belief that the n of fortifications adopted in 18 16 and heretofore acted on n . revision the subject certainly d rves full and careful investigation but it should not be delayed long ger than can be avoided in ti â€¢ meantime there are certain works which have been coram â€” some ofthem nearly completed â€” designed to protect our principal seaports from boston to n orleans and a few other important points in re gard to the necessity ibr thi sc works it i bebev ed that little difference ofopionion exists among military men i therefore recommend that the appropriations necessary to prosecute them be mad i invited youratt ntionto the remarks on this subject and on others connect d with iv 1 depart ment contained in the accompanying r port of the s eretary of war measures have been taken to carry into effect the law of the last session making provision for the improvement of certain riv ra and harbors and it is believed that the arrangements made for that purpose will coral with economy owing chiefly to the advano i sea son when tbe act was passed liti done in regard to many of the works 1 yond ma king the necessary preparations \\ ith respect to a few ofthe improvements the sums ah appropriated will suffice to complete tbem but most of them will require additional appropria tions i trust that these appropriations will 1 made and that this wise and beneficent ; so auspiciously resumed will be continued great care should be taken however to comroen work which is not ofsuffi ient importance to the commerce cf the country to be viewed a nal n al in its character but works which commenced should not be dis . until completed asotherwis * .: i will in most cases be lost the report from the navy department will inform v